In what many political observers describe as an early step towards strategic realignment ahead of the 2027 general elections, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday evening held a closed-door meeting with prominent figures of the opposition People’s Democratic Party, PDP, including key allies of the former G5 Governors faction.
The high-level meeting took place at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa and was reportedly convened by Chief Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory.
Chief Wike, who served as the immediate past governor of Rivers State, played a central role during the last election cycle by leading the influential G5 Governors bloc, a group that famously broke ranks with the PDP leadership and opposed Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the party’s presidential candidate.
Joining
Chief Wike at the Saturday meeting were two of his former G5 colleagues,
ex-governors Samuel Ortom of Benue State and Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, as
well as former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, another PDP heavyweight
known for his maverick political moves and open support for Tinubu during the
2023 elections.
Although the Presidency has yet to issue an official statement regarding the details of the parley, sources close to the discussions revealed that the meeting explored the possibility of formal political collaboration and how the former PDP stalwarts could be integrated into the evolving power structure under the President Tinubu administration.
Political analysts believe the meeting is a signal that the President Tinubu camp is consolidating alliances across party lines, particularly with influential opposition figures who have a history of rebellion against their party’s national leadership.
Some
sources described the move as a strategic attempt to further weaken the PDP,
fortify the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and shape the political
landscape ahead of 2027.
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